Heating system for chicken brooders and poultry houses



; Get. 28, 1930. J LwARlNER v 1,780,052

HEATING SYSTEM FOR CHICKEN BROODERS AND POULTRY HOUSES F-iled Feb. 28, 1929 INVENTOR. JL. Wrinerg ATTORNEY.

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3 This invention relates'to a heating system designed primarily for I use in connection with chicken brooders orpoultryhouses, but it is to, be understood that it may be em- 5 ployed for any purposesforwhich it is found respect to a brooder or poultry house, and

comparatively inexpensive to maintain. r

- With fthe' foregoing and other objectsgin view the invention consists of a novel construction; combination and arrangement of partswasvhereinaiter more specifically described, and illustrated in the accompanying 2 drawings, wherein is shown an'embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood I that changes; variations and modifications can be resortedto'which fall within; the scope i V structlon, but one will'be described as the deof the claim hereunto appended,

characters i throughout the several'views: p V Figure 1 isa fragmentary view in longitudinal section of a broodershow ng the adaptation of a heatingsystem in accordance with. this invention. 7

Figure 2; 1s-a longitud nal sectional :VlBW

. of a: brooder showi'ngethe adaptation of a to the rear wall of thehousing and from the modified formof heating system in accord- A heating system in accordance with this J inventionis illustratedbyway-of example in connection wltlra broodjer, Two forms of brooders gare shown and each-includes, a'- i br oodingchamber 3 and a compartment A.

The difference between the two formsisthat V the one shown'in Figure 1 is 0t greater ca-' pacity resulting in a brooding chamber of ..-materially greater area. V The heating sysrear may include one or more: heating ele L In the; drawings 1 wherein like 7 reference idenote corresponding, parts merits depending'upon the sizeof the broad e l and is illustrated by way of example, ;with' but one heating element. WVhen two or more heating elements are used an enclosing casing common thereto may be employed or a single enclosing casingused for each element. When-a casing common to two .or

-n1ore heatingelements is employed it will be of a length equal to the distance between a pair of opposed walls of the .brooder. The 5 heating element or elements is or are'arranged in compartment 4t. The enclosing i casing or casings referred to form part of the inner-wall ofthe compartment. I If a s1ngle casing,"common to a plurality 5 of heatingelements is employed the inner sideof such casing will form the lower portion of the inner wall of icompartment l. If i a single heating element is employed then the lower portion of the inner wall of the coml epa-rtment 4: includes alower partition to be presently referred to.- If a plurality of heat. ing elementsare employed, each having an independent enclosing casing, then the lower portion of the inner wall-oi compartmentt 7 willbe formed by a lower partition to be presently referred to. v

Asthe brooders illustrated are of like conscription'of one will apply: to the other. 3 Each brooder comprises a rectangular housing 5 having arranged therein a length of reticulated metallic-iabric v such as a wire screen forming a flooringG secured upon sup- 7 ports or [joists 7 positioned a substantial distance above the bottom 8 of housing 5 The flooring 6 provides the bottom of the breed ing chamber 3 and extends-from the front f Asthe heating "system is illustrated T V l i I the employment of a single heating element,

there is arranged in housing 5 a pair of verticully aligning partitions 10, 11 spaced from and in connection with thc'end well 12 of housing 5 providing the compartment 4. The

partition 10 is positioned upon flooring 6' and the partitionll below the latter and upon bottom '8. The partition 10 can be reticulated if desired.

The breeders as illustrated by wayot' example show the adaptation of :1 heating system, in accordance with thisv invention for the purpose of providing for the circulation of hot air through a heating chamber zirranged below the bottom of u brooding chum- 'ber for brooding baby chicks and for heating purposes.

The heating system includes an air heating element 13 of any suitable form, as illustrated a stove and which is positioned in compartment 4 andseats on the bottom 8 of housing 5. The element 13 is arranged adintent to the flooring 6 and positioned below I the supports 7. The element 13 is enclosed by casing 14 having an open bottom and :1 closed top. The casing 14 is also arranged incompartment 4 and further is positioned in spaced relation with respect to and of greater height than element 13. The bottom of casing 14 is closed by the bottom 8 of housing 5. The casing 14 provides an air receiving chamber15. Air is supplied to the chamber 15 by a conducting pipe 16 which lends from the atmosphere, extends through end wall 12 of housing 5 and opens into chamber 15 through the top of casing 14. One side of casing 1 1 is provided with a door 17 so that access can be had to element- 13. The opposite side of casing 14 is formed with a cutout portion or' opening 18 to the edge of which is secured an inwardly extending, funnel'slmped heated air supply member 19 which opens into a suction pipe 20 formed with an upstanding elbow 21, at that end thereof opposite the end with which the member 19 is connected. The r elbow 21 terminates in :i flaring outlet 22' which is directed towards the element 13.

The casing 14 projects above the flooring 6."

Positioned below, as well as being secured to the supports 7 and housing 5 is n partition -23'twhich is coextensive with the flooring 6 and provides the top wall of a heating cham ber 25. for the brooding chamber 3. Y The front and rearwa-lls of the chamber 25 may be formed by the front and rear walls of the housing 5 or by wall forming members secured to such housing walls, preferably however, by these latter.

A pair of partitions 26, 27 are positioned below partition 23, and with the partition r 26' of greater length than and arranged below partition 27. A partition 28 is arranged between the aligning ends of partitions 26, 27. Partition 26 extends from the inner wall of compartment 4 and has an opening 29 through which extends the upper portion of member 19. Partition 28 is provided with an opening 30 to which the upper end of elbow 21 is connected. The bottom of chamber 25 is formed by partitions 26, 27 and the upper portion of member 19. One of the side walls of the chamber 25 is provided by the inner wall of compartment ,4 and the other sidewall of chamber 25 is provided by partition 28, and the wall 9 of the housing,

The inner end wall of compartment 3, partitions 26, 27 and 28 form n compartment 31 for the conducting pipe 20.

Arranged within the upper end of the elbow 21 and o erated by any suitable means is a suction an 82 which provides for the circulation of heated or hot air through chamber 25, the air passing from member 19 into pipe 20 and through pipe 20 to elbow 21 and discharging from elbow 21 into chain-e ber 25' and from chamber 25 through opening 13 into member 19.

Leading from chamber 25 and extending through chamber 3 is a valve controlled ventilatin pipe 34. Extending'from the element f3, through casingl l and u through compartment 4 is a flue 35 provi ed with a damper 86.

The modified form shown in Figure 2 is substantially the same as the form shown in' Figure 1, with the exception that the conj ducting pipe 20 does not extend through the opening 30 in the partition 28. In F1 re 2 the hot air conducting pipe from mom r 19 is indicated at 37 and only partly extends through chamber 31.- The flared outlet for the pipe 37 is indicated at 38 and which is ggranged withinchamber 31 below partition 5 W'ithin the outlet end of the pipe is" arran d a suction fan39 operated b any suitab e means and which will provi e for the-circulation of hot air through the heating chamber 25. Otherwise than that as stated the form shown in Figure 2 is the same as that shown in Figure 1. I

When a single heating element is employed, preferably it is positioned centrally with respect to the inner wall of chamber 3.

'When two or more heating elements are used they are arranged the desired distance apart for efficient fiction. The housing 5,is provided in a manner so that access can be had to the compartment 4 whendesired and also to compartment 31, as well as to chamber 3;

; The partition 23 is formed of heat conductits bottom of the brooding chamber and substan- "tially coextensive With such bottom, said heating chamber havingintake means for hot air, a closed compartmentpositioned be: 10W saidheating chamber, an air heating chamber. positioned adjacentthe brooding and heating chambers and said compartment, the inner Wall of saidair heating chamber provided With ,a funnel shaped extension having :means for establishing communication betiveenthe interior of the extension and said heating chamberand providing a hot air outlet for the latter, a heating element .arranged Within said air heating chamber, a

- suction pipe opening into and leading from said funnel-shaped extension, said suction pipe extending"through said compartment and opening into said intake means for hot air, said suction pipe positioned below said n. heating chamber, and a suction device ar- I ranged Within said suction pipe in proximity to its outlet endfor supplying hot air to and circulating it through'said heating chamber.

' In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature v'. hereto.

7 J OSEPH 'L. WARINER.

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